FILE - In this Wednesday, July 10, 2013 file photo, singer, songwriter Rihanna performs at "Le Sporting" in Monaco during her “Diamonds World Tour”. A British judge has ruled Wednesday July 31, 2013, in favor of the singer Rihanna, who sued retailer Topshop for selling a T-shirt bearing her image without permission. High Court Justice Colin Birss says buyers were likely deceived into buying the shirt under the belief she had authorized its sale. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)
July 31, 2013 - 5:03 AM
LONDON - A British judge has ruled in favour of the singer Rihanna, who sued retailer Topshop for selling a T-shirt bearing her image without permission.
High Court Justice Colin Birss says buyers were likely deceived by believing she had authorized its sale.
Birss says the sales represented a loss of Rihanna's reputation in the fashion realm, where the singer has been trying to carve out a name as a designer. She has a clothing line in her name at a rival store.
The shirts were first sold as the "Rihanna Tank." After her complaints, they were sold as being the "Headscarf Girl Tank" and the "Icon Tank."
The judge did not make an assessment of damages in his ruling Wednesday.
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